November: 9 dubstep & grime releases you need to hear this month

Spooky 'Discharge EP' (Mean Streets)

Pure savagery from lethal duo Spooky and Trends here, who join forces across three barnstorming tracks. Collaborative opener ‘GRIME’, a sprawling, contorted mass of disjointed bass sounds, razor claps and low-end rumbles, is as rude as it is tough, but the title track goes even harder. Although the bass cannons land like some sort of aerial bombardment, there are brief flashes of melody – albeit punctuated by gun-cocking FX – that offer some respite. To sign off, Trends turns in his own growling, nightmarish take on ‘Discharge’, too.

7/10